Passages Ventura (Port Hueneme) | Flagship SUD Treatment

By SoCal Addiction Centers Editorial Team | Last reviewed: | 4 min read Clinically Reviewed

Passages Ventura — Port Hueneme, Ventura County

Passages Ventura at 224 East Clara Street in Port Hueneme is the only Passages-brand flagship operating outside Malibu and at materially larger capacity — 90 beds, approximately 15x the Malibu sites. Operating under legal entity Passages Silver Strand LLC (distinct from the Malibu LLCs), Passages Ventura extends the Passages clinical brand to the Oxnard/Port Hueneme coastal corridor. Meets our four-signal flagship bar: DHCS license, SAMHSA 2025 match, CARF accreditation for Intensive Outpatient Treatment (BH) and Outpatient Treatment (BH), and multi-LOC framing via the sibling Malibu network.

What makes this facility flagship tier

Our flagship tier requires four independent verification signals. Passages Ventura clears all four.

DHCS license: active at the time of our most recent review. License number 560036AP, expiration 3/31/2027. Program authorization: residential treatment with detoxification services.

CARF SUD-specific accreditation: see dedicated section below for specific program details.

SAMHSA 2025 National Directory: matched.

Multi-level of care: evaluated against the operator’s program scope, whether across DHCS program codes, CARF-accredited programs, or co-located operator sites.

Clinical program overview

Passages Ventura’s CARF accreditation profile differs from the Malibu Passages cluster — rather than the three-program detox + residential accreditation of the original Passages sites, Passages Ventura is CARF-accredited for Intensive Outpatient Treatment (BH) and Outpatient Treatment (BH). DHCS licensure is RES-DETOX at 90-bed capacity, so the facility combines DHCS-authorized residential beds with CARF-accredited outpatient program depth. Clinical programming follows the Passages brand framework — non-12-step orientation, individualized scheduling, trauma-focused care — scaled to the substantially larger patient census.

Who this facility is a good fit for

Private-pay / commercial-insurance orientation consistent with the Passages brand. The 90-bed capacity and coastal location serve Ventura County residents seeking residential or IOP-level care without travel to Malibu, as well as out-of-region patients drawn to the Passages clinical framework at a larger-facility operational scale. Not Medi-Cal DMC-ODS contracted. Tricare eligibility may apply given Naval Base Ventura County proximity — confirm directly during intake.

Location and geography

224 East Clara Street in Port Hueneme is adjacent to Naval Base Ventura County, providing structural proximity to the county’s active-duty and veteran-family populations. Approximately 75 minutes from LAX absent traffic; 40 minutes from Malibu. For broader Ventura treatment context see our Ventura County regional guide.

CARF accreditation

Passages Ventura holds current CARF International accreditation for SUD-specific programming — specifically: Intensive Outpatient Treatment (BH), Outpatient Treatment (BH). CARF accreditation is a voluntary third-party clinical quality review covering program design, clinical outcomes measurement, health and safety, governance, and continuous improvement. It is not a regulatory requirement for California SUD treatment operation but signals operator investment in an independent quality-assurance process that many DHCS-licensed facilities do not pursue.

Families evaluating Passages Ventura can confirm current CARF accreditation status and program scope directly at the CARF provider search.

DHCS licensure detail

Passages Ventura operates under DHCS certification 560036AP (Licensed and Certified), authorized for residential treatment with detoxification services. Treatment capacity per DHCS records: 90 beds. The license is current through 3/31/2027.

DHCS enforcement records should be checked for any specific facility before admission. Our DHCS license verification walkthrough provides the tool-based methodology.

SAMHSA National Directory

Passages Ventura appears in the SAMHSA 2025 National Directory of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treatment Facilities, providing cross-source verification from a federal registry independent of both CARF and DHCS. SAMHSA directory presence is one of the four independent verification signals our flagship tier requires.

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